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Massachusetts Pages: A Brief History of Proportional Representation in the United StatesCommunities in America Currently Using Proportional Voting Computerizing a Cambridge Tradition: Testing Preference Voting on a Computer Program Letting the Voters Decide Massachusetts Election Administration Sample Proportional Representation Ballots Spotlight Two: Cambridge and Full Representation State Guidelines for Implementing Full Representation and IRV in Your State |
Massachusetts Articles: October 19th 2009A better election system Lowell Sun Election expert Doug Amy explains how choice voting can "inject new blood" into the elections of Lowell (MA), and give voters a greater incentive to participate.September 8th 2009 Give voters final say on vacancies Politico The two legislators proposing a constitutional amendment mandating elections to fill Senate vacancies make their case in the pages of Politico.September 4th 2009 It's time to elect all U.S. senators Miami Herald Rob Richie, in a piece published throughout McClatchy papers' newswires, explains why convenience and expediency should not trump principle when choosing our U.S. Senators.August 28th 2009 Senators question system of replacing retirees FairVote research is cited in explaining the huge percentage of U.S. Senators who have served without being elected those they represent.August 27th 2009 A way to restore the people's Senate Detroit Free Press Despite moves to change Massachusetts law to allow for appointments to fill Senate vacancies, Dickerson says mandating special elections would be a "fitting tribute" to the late Sen. Kennedy.August 25th 2009 Replacing Senator Kennedy New York Times The New York Times cites FairVote research in its opposition to a plan to return Massachusetts to the undemocratic appointment of U.S. Senators to fill vacancies.August 25th 2009 Successor can wait Scripps Howard News Service Opinion columnist says that Massachusetts should stick to special elections to fill Senate vacancies, cites FairVote research.May 18th 2009 Rattiner wins TCU presidency Tufts Daily Brandon Rattiner won the presidency in Tufts University student government elections, with 52% of the vote in the school's instant runoff voting election.May 14th 2009 Let's Make Every Vote Count The Nation Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor of the Nation magazine, highlights FairVote's research in an important piece on the "broad support" growing in the states for the National Popular Vote plan to elect the president. March 18th 2009 Still Broken The New York Times The New York Times Editorial Board endorses a range of election reforms, including universal voter registration and national standards for election administration.November 14th 2008 Put an end to election messes The Boston Globe The Boston Globe editorializes in favor of universal registration, a FairVote goal.October 29th 2008 Striving for a smooth election The Boston Globe The President of Demos calls for universal voter registration.July 19th 2008 Popular vote does not contradict Founders South Coast Today FairVote Rhode Island's Ari Savitzky sets the record straight about the Founders' intentions regarding a national popular vote.July 15th 2008 Surgery for the Constitution's 'appendix' The Metrowest Daily News Editorial calls on Massachusetts legislature to approve the National Popular Vote plan.July 9th 2008 The push for a popular vote The Massachusetts House of Representatives is set to vote on the National Popular Vote bill. |
Massachusetts Reports: Cambridge Choice Voting 2005Choice Voting in Cambridge Massachusetts Redistricting 2000 Monopoly Politics Massachusetts 2000 Preference Voting and Voter Turnout: The Case of Cambridge, MA Race and Cambridge Elections Ryan Wonderland SB 12 The 1994 Rent Control Initiative in Massachusetts: A Window into Voting Patterns in Cambridge Universal Voter Registration: The Massachusetts Health Care Model |
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